Sony Dav Is50 Operating Instructions

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Basic OperationsSelecting the connected component
You can use a TV, VCR, or other components connected to the TV or SAT/CABLE jacks on the rear 
of the control unit. Refer to the operating instructions supplied with the components for further 
information.
Press FUNCTION repeatedly until the desired function name appears in the front panel 
display.
Each time you press FUNCTION, the mode of the system changes in the following sequence.
DVD t FM t AM t TV t SAT/CABLE t DMPORT t DVD t …
Tip• You can assign a digital sound input corresponding with the function “TV” and “SAT/CABLE”. For details, see 
[DIGITAL IN] (page 95).
Note• When you use both the TV (AUDIO IN) jacks (analog connection) and TV (DIGITAL IN OPTICAL) jack (digital 
connection) at the same time, the digital connection takes priority.
Enjoying the Radio or Other Components
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Basic Operations
Changing the input level of the sound from connected 
components
Distortion may occur when you listen to a component connected to the TV (AUDIO IN) jacks on the 
rear of the control unit. This is not a malfunction and will depend on the component connected.
To prevent distortion, reduce the input level on the control unit.
1Press FUNCTION repeatedly until “TV” appears in the front panel display.
2Press SYSTEM MENU.
3Press X/x repeatedly until “ATTENUATE” appears in the front panel display, then press 
 or c.
4Press X/x to select a setting.
•“ATT ON”: You can attenuates the input level. The output level is changed.
• “ATT OFF”: Normal input level.
5Press .
The setting is made.
6Press SYSTEM MENU.
The system menu turns off.
Note• “ATTENUATE” appears only when the function is set to the “TV” function.
SYSTEM 
MENU X/x/c, 
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Basic Operations
1Press SYSTEM MENU.
2Press X/x repeatedly until “DEC. MODE” appears in the front panel display, then press 
 or c.
3Press X/x repeatedly until the decoding mode you want appears in the front panel 
display.
When you want to output the TV sound or stereo sound of a 2 channel source from all speakers, 
select “PLII MOVIE” or “PLII MUSIC” decoding mode.
For details, see page 63.
4Press .
The setting is made.
5Press SYSTEM MENU.
The system menu turns off.
Note• Depending on your TV, you may need to turn off your TV’s speaker to enjoy surround sound of the system.
Enjoying Sound from all Speakers
X/x/c, 
SYSTEM 
MENU
 
						

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You can search a DVD VIDEO/DVD-VR by 
title or chapter, and you can search a VIDEO 
CD/CD/DATA CD/DATA DVD by track, 
index, or scene. For a DATA CD/DATA DVD, 
you can search by folder or file. As titles and 
tracks are assigned unique numbers on the disc, 
you can select the desired title or track by 
entering its number. Or, you can search for a 
scene using the time code.
1Press   DISPLAY. (When playing a 
DATA CD/DATA DVD with JPEG image 
files, press   DISPLAY twice.)
The Control Menu display appears on the 
TV screen.
2Press X/x to select the search method.
Example: when you select   
[CHAPTER]
[** (**)] is selected (** refers to a number).
The number in parentheses indicates the 
total number of titles, chapters, tracks, 
indexes, scenes, folders or files.
3Press .
[** (**)] changes to [– – (**)].
4Press X/x or the numeric buttons to 
select the desired title, chapter, track, 
index, scene, etc.
If you make a mistake
Cancel the number by pressing CLEAR, 
then select another number.
5Press .
The system starts playback from the 
selected number.
Tip• When the Control Menu display is turned off, you can 
search for a chapter (DVD VIDEO/DVD-R/DVD-
RW), track (VIDEO CD/CD), or file (DATA CD/
DATA DVD (DivX video file)) by pressing the 
numeric buttons and  .
To search for a scene using the 
time code (DVD VIDEO and DVD-
VR mode only)
1In Step 2, select   [TIME].
[T **:**:**] (playing time of the current title) 
is selected.
2Press .
[T **:**:**] changes to [T --:--:--].
3Input the time code using the numeric 
buttons.
For example, to find the scene at 2 hours, 
10 minutes, and 20 seconds after the 
beginning, just press “2, 1, 0, 2, 0” 
([2:10:20]).
4Press .
Note• You cannot search for a scene on a DVD+R/
DVD+RW using the time code.
Various Functions for Playing Discs
Searching for a Title/
Chapter/Track/Scene, 
etc.
     
DVD VIDEO 13( 99)  98( 99)
T    0: 03: 17
Selected row
DVD VIDEO 13( 99)  98( 99)
T    0: 03: 17
 
						

							Various Functions for Playing Discs
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When you stop the disc, the system remembers 
the point where you pressed x and “Resume” 
appears in the front panel display. As long as 
you do not remove the disc, Resume Play will 
work even if the system is set to standby mode 
by pressing "/1.
1While playing a disc, press x to stop 
playback.
“Resume” appears in the front panel 
display.
2Press H.
The system starts playback from the point 
where you stopped the disc in Step 1.
Note• Depending on where you stop the disc, the system 
may not resume playback from exactly the same 
point.
• The point where you stopped playing may be cleared 
when:
– you eject the disc.
– the system enters standby mode (DATA CD/
DATA DVD only).
– you change or reset the settings on the Setup 
Display.
– you change the function by pressing FUNCTION.
– you disconnect the AC power cord (mains lead).
– you change the parental control level.
• For a DVD-VR, VIDEO CD, CD, DATA CD, and 
DATA DVD, the system remembers the resume 
playback point for the current disc.
• Resume Play does not work during Program Play and 
Shuffle Play.
• This function may not work properly with some 
discs.
Tip• To play from the beginning of the disc, press x twice, 
then press H.
To enjoy a disc that is played 
before by resume playback 
(Multi-disc Resume)
(DVD VIDEO, VIDEO CD only)
This system recalls the point where you stopped 
the disc the last time it was played and resumes 
playback from that point the next time you insert 
the same disc. When the resume playback 
memory is full, the resume playback point for 
the earliest disc is deleted.
To activate this function, set [MULTI-DISC 
RESUME] in [SYSTEM SETUP] to [ON]. For 
details, see “[MULTI-DISC RESUME] (DVD 
VIDEO/VIDEO CD only)” (page 96).
Note• If [MULTI-DISC RESUME] in [SYSTEM SETUP] 
is set to [OFF] (page 96), the resume point is cleared 
when you change the function by pressing 
FUNCTION.
• This system can store at least 10 resume playback 
points.
Tip• To play from the beginning of the disc, press x twice, 
then press H.
Resuming Playback from 
the Point Where You 
Stopped the Disc
(Resume Play)
     
 
						

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You can play the contents of a disc in the order 
you want by arranging the order of the tracks on 
the disc to create your own program. You can 
program up to 99 tracks.
1Press  DISPLAY.
The Control Menu display appears on the 
TV screen.
2Press X/x to select   
[PROGRAM], then press  .
The options for [PROGRAM] appear.
3Press X/x to select [SET t], then 
press .
4Press c.
The cursor moves to the track row [T] (in 
this case, [01]).
5Select the track you want to program.
For example, select track [02].
Press X/x to select [02] under [T], then 
press .
6To program other tracks, repeat steps 4 
to 5.
The programmed tracks are displayed in the 
selected order.
7Press H to start Program Play.
Program Play starts.
When the program ends, you can restart the 
same program again by pressing H.
To return to normal play
Press CLEAR while the display for the program 
setting is not displayed on the TV screen, or 
select [OFF] in step 3. To play the same program 
again, select [ON] in step 3 and press  .
Creating Your Own 
Program
(Program Play)
  
PROGRAM 0: 00:00
T
1. TRACK– – – –
01
02
03
04
05
06 – –
– –
– –
– –
– – – –ALL CLEAR
2. TRACK
3. TRACK
7. TRACK 6. TRACK 5. TRACK 4. TRACK
Total time of the 
programmed tracks
Tracks recorded 
on a disc
PROGRAM 0: 00:00
T
2. TRACK 1. TRACK– – – –
01
02
03
04
05
06 – –
– –
– –
– –
– – – –ALL CLEAR
3. TRACK
7. TRACK 6. TRACK 5. TRACK 4. TRACK
PROGRAM 0: 03:51
T
1. TRACK02 – –
01
02
03
04
05
06 – –
– –
– –
– –
– – – –ALL CLEAR
2. TRACK
3. TRACK
7. TRACK 6. TRACK 5. TRACK 4. TRACK
Selected track
Total time of the programmed tracks
 
						

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To turn off the Control Menu 
display
Press   DISPLAY repeatedly until the Control 
Menu display is turned off.
To change or cancel a program
1Follow steps 1 to 3 of “Creating Your Own 
Program”.
2Press X/x to select the program number of 
the track you want to change or cancel.
If you want to delete the track from the 
program, press CLEAR.
3Follow step 5 for new programming.
To cancel a program, select [--] under [T], 
then press  .
To cancel all of the tracks in the 
programmed order
1Follow steps 1 to 3 of “Creating Your Own 
Program”.
2Press X and select [ALL CLEAR].
3Press .
Note• When you press CLEAR to return to normal play, 
Shuffle Play and Repeat Play are also canceled.
You can play the contents on a disc in random 
order. Subsequent Shuffle Play may produce a 
different playing order.
Note• Same song may be played repeatedly when you are 
playing MP3 files.
1Press   DISPLAY during playback.
The Control Menu display appears on the 
TV screen.
2Press X/x to select   [SHUFFLE], 
then press  .
The options for [SHUFFLE] appear.
3Press X/x to select the item to be 
shuffled.
xVIDEO CD/CD
•[OFF]: Off.
• [TRACK]: You can shuffle tracks on the 
disc.
xDuring Program Play
•[OFF]: Off.
• [ON]: You can shuffle tracks selected in 
Program Play.
xDATA CD (except for DivX video file)/
DATA DVD (except for DivX video 
file)
•[OFF]: Off.
• [ON (MUSIC)]: You can shuffle MP3 
files in the folder on the current disc. 
When no folder is selected, the first folder 
will play in random order.
4Press .
Shuffle Play starts.
Playing in Random Order
(Shuffle Play)
   
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To return to normal play
Press CLEAR or select [OFF] in step 3.
To turn off the Control Menu 
display
Press   DISPLAY repeatedly until the Control 
Menu display is turned off.
Note• You cannot use this function with a VIDEO CD and 
Super VCD with PBC playback.
• When you press CLEAR to return to normal play, 
Program Play and Repeat Play are also canceled.
You can play the contents on a disc repeatedly.
You can use a combination of Shuffle Play or 
Program Play modes.
1Press   DISPLAY during playback.
The Control Menu display appears on the 
TV screen.
2Press X/x to select   [REPEAT], 
then press  .
The options for [REPEAT] appear.
3Press X/x to select the item to be 
repeated.
xDVD VIDEO/DVD-VR
•[OFF]: Off.
• [DISC]: You can repeat all of the titles on 
the disc.
• [TITLE]: You can repeat the current title 
on a disc.
• [CHAPTER]: You can repeat the current 
chapter.
xVIDEO CD/CD
•[OFF]: Off.
• [DISC]: You can repeats all of the tracks 
on the disc.
• [TRACK]: You can repeat the current 
track.
xDATA CD/DATA DVD
•[OFF]: Off.
• [DISC]: You can repeat all of the folders 
on the disc.
• [FOLDER]: You can repeat the current 
folder.
• [TRACK] (MP3 files only): You can 
repeat the current file.
• [FILE] (DivX video files only): You can 
repeat the current file.
Playing Repeatedly
(Repeat Play)
     
 
						

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xDuring Shuffle Play or Program Play
• [OFF]: Off.
• [ON]: You can repeat Shuffle Play or 
Program Play.
4Press .
The item is selected.
To return to normal play
Press CLEAR or select [OFF] in step 3.
To turn off the Control Menu 
display
Press   DISPLAY repeatedly until the Control 
Menu display is turned off.
Note• You cannot use Repeat Play with a VIDEO CD and 
Super VCD with PBC playback.
• When the system is playing a DATA CD/DATA 
DVD which contains MP3 files and JPEG image 
files, and their playing time is not the same, the audio 
sound will not match the image.
• When [MODE (MUSIC, IMAGE)] is set to [IMAGE] 
(page 59), you cannot select [TRACK].
• When you press CLEAR to return to normal play, 
Program Play and Shuffle Play are also canceled.
Tip• You can quickly display the [REPEAT] status. Press 
REPEAT on the remote.
A DVD is divided into a lot of sections, which 
make up a picture or music feature. These 
sections are called “titles”. When you play a 
DVD which contains several titles, you can 
select the title you want using DVD TOP 
MENU.
When you play a DVD that allows you to select 
items such as the language for the subtitles and 
the language for the sound, select these items 
using DVD MENU.
1Press DVD TOP MENU or DVD MENU.
The disc’s menu appears on the TV screen.
The contents of the menu vary depending 
on the disc.
2Press C/X/x/c or the numeric buttons 
to select the item you want to play or 
change.
3Press .
To display the DVD’s menu on the 
Control Menu display
1Press   DISPLAY during playback.
The Control Menu display appears on the 
TV screen.
2Press X/x to select   [DISC 
MENU], then press  .
The options for [DISC MENU] appear.
3Press X/x to select [MENU] or [TOP 
MENU].
4Press .
To turn off the Control Menu 
display
Press   DISPLAY repeatedly until the Control 
Menu display is turned off.
Using the DVD’s Menu
 
						

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When the system is playing a DVD VIDEO or 
DATA CD/DATA DVD (DivX video file) 
recorded in multiple audio formats (PCM, 
Dolby Digital, MPEG audio, or DTS), you can 
change the audio format. If the DVD VIDEO is 
recorded with multilingual tracks, you can also 
change the language.
With a VIDEO CD, CD, DATA CD, or DATA 
DVD, you can select the sound from the right or 
left channel and listen to the sound of the 
selected channel through both the right and left 
speakers.
Press AUDIO repeatedly during playback to 
select the desired audio signal.
xDVD VIDEO
Depending on the DVD VIDEO, the choice of 
language varies.
When 4 digits are displayed, they indicate a 
language code. See “Language Code List” 
(page 114) to confirm which language the code 
represents. When the same language is 
displayed two or more times, the DVD VIDEO 
is recorded in multiple audio formats.
xDVD-VR
The types of sound tracks recorded on a disc are 
displayed.
Example:
•[1: MAIN]
 (main sound)
• [1: SUB] (sub sound)
• [1: MAIN+SUB] (main and sub sound)
•[2: MAIN]
•[2: SUB]
•[2: MAIN+SUB]
Note• [2: MAIN], [2: SUB], and [2: MAIN+SUB] do not 
appear when one audio stream is recorded on the disc.
xVIDEO CD/CD/DATA CD (MP3 file)/DATA 
DVD (MP3 file)
•[STEREO]: The standard stereo sound
• [1/L]: The sound of the left channel 
(monaural)
• [2/R]: The sound of the right channel 
(monaural)
xDATA CD (DivX video file)/DATA DVD 
(DivX video file)
The choice of DATA CD or DATA DVD audio 
signal formats differ, depending on the DivX 
video file contained on the disc. The format is 
shown in the display.
xSuper VCD
•[1:STEREO]: The stereo sound of the audio 
track 1
• [1:1/L]: The sound of the left channel of the 
audio track 1 (monaural)
• [1:2/R]: The sound of the right channel of the 
audio track 1 (monaural)
• [2:STEREO]: The stereo sound of the audio 
track 2
• [2:1/L]: The sound of the left channel of the 
audio track 2 (monaural)
• [2:2/R]: The sound of the right channel of the 
audio track 2 (monaural)
Note• While the system is playing a Super VCD on which 
the audio track 2 is not recorded, no sound will come 
out when you select [2:STEREO], [2:1/L], or [2:2/R].
Changing the Sound